WTPA31 PHFO 242059 TCPCP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION KILO ADVISORY NUMBER 17 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP032015 1100 AM HST MON AUG 24 2015 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION KILO MOVING CLOSER TO JOHNSTON ISLAND... SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...16.7N 167.8W ABOUT 640 MI...1030 KM SW OF BARKING SANDS HAWAII ABOUT 110 MI...180 KM E OF JOHNSTON ISLAND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 340 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY... NONE. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * JOHNSTON ISLAND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 36 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN HONOLULU HAWAII. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION KILO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 167.8 WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H ...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH AND A SLOWING IN FORWARD SPEED ON TUESDAY. ON THIS FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF KILO WILL PASS ABOUT 100 MILES TO THE EAST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED...AND KILO MAY BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH JOHNSTON ISLAND BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING. SURF...LARGE SURF IS EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG REEFS AND SHORELINES TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL...RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NEAR THE TRACK OF KILO. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...200 PM HST. NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM HST. $$ FORECASTER BURKE